Wes Littleton traded to Boston
Wes Littleton has been traded to Boston for cash considerations or a PTBNL.
Jon Daniels is saying the PTBNL may not be named until sometime in the spring. My guess is there is a list of guys the Rangers will get to choose from, and they'll spend the winter and some of the spring scouting them.
UPDATE -- Some reports say a PTBNL. Some reports say two PTBNLs. I shall seek clarification.
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Rather disappointing
I really have always liked Wes Littleton.
Oh well, hope JD and that PTBNL is good
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 5:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I guess it's not that big of a deal
but I did really like Wes Littleton
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 5:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
my goodness
the next thing you know they well be trading Eric Hurley
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have a multiple personality disorder?
Or is it just the alcohol kicking in?
by hiafex on Nov 28, 2008 7:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what I find funny
Boston has one of the best bullpens in baseball but they have a spot for Littleton and we have one of the worst but we can trade him and use others as a replacement.
by Coolbean04 on Nov 28, 2008 5:37 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
coolbeans
they want Salty. Lets give them Salty and Main for Buchholz.
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 5:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a pre cursor
To a bigger trade. I say Salty and C Wun for Buchholz.
A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555
by boomer1 on Nov 28, 2008 5:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Cross them fingers…
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by lonestarJon on Nov 28, 2008 9:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Boston would never do that.
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by thedirkatron on Nov 28, 2008 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure they wouldn't
but I sure wouldn’t offer Salty and Main.
39-33
by boomer1 on Nov 28, 2008 11:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay.
Then why do we (and I don’t mean to single you out here, just happened this way) keep talking about trying get Buccholz?
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by thedirkatron on Nov 28, 2008 11:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
because there isn't much else to talk about, I guess
But I agree with you, the Buchholz thing is overdiscussed. Or maybe I just read this site too much.
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by tricer on Nov 28, 2008 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, +1 to all three of those points.
I think I’m going stir crazy from the tedium of the off season.
I kind of wish I cared even a little about the NBA or the NFL or was crazy about a NCCAF or BB team.
I need baseball, dammit!!!
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by thedirkatron on Nov 28, 2008 11:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
And a wreck.
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by lonestarJon on Nov 28, 2008 11:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the guy I'd like to get for Salty
is Jonathan Sanchez. I know the Giants probably wouldn’t have much use for Salty, but if we could get Bowden from the BoSox, then give SF Bowden + one of Blalock/Byrd/Murphy, I’d think that would be a deal that they would consider.
Sanchez is a guy that both the statheads and scouts seem to like a lot.
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by tricer on Nov 29, 2008 12:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Sanchez, too. One of my faves.
If we are to be believe rumored values, then I think he’s a better deal than his teammate Cain who I think is overvalued right now.
Boy, if JD could use our OF/C depth to snag two guys like a Sanchez and a Sonnanstine, dump Padzilla to a team willing to take on his contract and then do something about 3b… I could really start to get super jazzed up
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There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.
by thedirkatron on Nov 29, 2008 12:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
better yet
trade Salty + for Sanchez, sign Sheets and Wood, and bada boom bada bing, this thing could get real interesting.
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by tricer on Nov 29, 2008 1:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, that'd do it too.
But that’d be expensive as fuck.
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by thedirkatron on Nov 29, 2008 1:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because it's in the media
And Adam keeps posting trade ideas about this subject as well so we all keep talking about it. Boston needs or wants a young catcher and JD is asking for Buchholz so that is another big reason. There probably is a combination out there for a trade but is one team willing to go that far?
39-33
by boomer1 on Nov 28, 2008 11:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You don't want to... (?)
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by thedirkatron on Nov 29, 2008 12:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i wouldn't give up Main straight up for him...
45-35
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by Longhorn on Nov 28, 2008 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
for once...
i just want the rangers to actually develop the young pitchers they have
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by rentz on Nov 28, 2008 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I’m glad you’re not the Rangers GM.
by Schrute Farms on Nov 28, 2008 8:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don;t think
it was a wise idea to get rid of Wes Littleton. But, maybe this is a prep trade in order to trade Salty and Main for Clay Buchholz.
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 6:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This thread has 23 comments so far
and I think half of them are hurlerhurley talking to himself.
Its good to see JD at least get something for Littleton. Something is better than nothing.
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by Gdawg on Nov 28, 2008 6:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
maybe this thread needs more
damn, Gdawg are you so insecure that you have to call me out. I’m just trying to make it all fun.
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by hurlerhurley on Nov 28, 2008 6:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
just something funny I noticed
Especially since the first 3 posts in here was you replying to yourself every few minutes
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by Gdawg on Nov 28, 2008 6:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It just seemed like....
…..Littleton was never given a chance to succeed here. He came up in ‘06 and was amazing (yes I know, small sample size), and then was constantly being shipped back and forth between Texas and OKC. To me, it just felt like a poorly handled situation all the way around. I would’ve much rather had him around then the Jamey Wright’s and Willie Eyre’s of the world.
by Schrute Farms on Nov 28, 2008 8:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Littleton
He had a bad spring training in 2007. That was Washington’s first exposure to him. I think Wash decided right off the bat he couldn’t pitch, and that was pretty much that.
He didn’t get many opportunities thereafter, and he didn’t do a ton with those opportunities when they arose.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 28, 2008 8:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's the way I see it also
He had a bad first impression with Worsh and it devolved from there.
Of course, The Electrician was handed the ball, regardless.
Bring up Matt West '09
by Chase Irwin on Nov 28, 2008 8:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for warsh over-rating veteran savy
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by ivysafety39 on Nov 28, 2008 9:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
I think if a 6’ LHP showed up at ST who could throw 102-105 with armside bite, had a 100mph slider he could command on both sides, a splitter he could thow accurately in the mid-80’s, and a scroogie change that God couldn’t hit with a lightning bolt, but had no professional, college, or high school experience, Wash would suggest leaving him in extended ST because he might not “know how to pitch”.
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by Ed Coffin on Nov 28, 2008 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
haha
that was great
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by hinduplaya on Nov 29, 2008 10:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think Wash has much of a say
on personnel decisions. If JD wanted Wes pitching here, he would be pitching here…
45-35
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by Longhorn on Nov 28, 2008 9:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Indirectly
affects the evaluation by who he chooses to use. If the manager doesn’t trust you, why would the GM? (Assuming JD trusts Worsh, which is debatable, imo.)
Bring up Matt West '09
by Chase Irwin on Nov 28, 2008 9:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Castro
Didn’t something similar happen to Fabio Castro? I thought Buck would not play him at all, so Castro was just wasting a roster spot (had to remain on the 25-man roster as a Rule V draftee). As such, JD got rid of him. I am remembering this correctly?
by Excel Hearts Choi on Nov 28, 2008 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
*
Last sentence should read, “Am I ….”.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Nov 28, 2008 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You're remembering it correctly
That’s pretty much what happened, but the difference was that Castro was a Rule V draftee in JD’s first year as GM while working with a power hungry douchebag of a manager. While Wash may not prefer a pitcher, he would still play him if JD put him on the roster. It might not be in high leverage situations, but he would play, especially if JD told him to play him more.
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by Gdawg on Nov 29, 2008 2:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you sure you're not thinking of Francisco Liriano and the time Brian Sabean did such a good job of selling high on him?
;)
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There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.
by thedirkatron on Nov 29, 2008 3:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did Littleton have control problems
Or am I just trying to make myself feel better since we kept Eyre and Bannister over him?
by hiafex on Nov 29, 2008 1:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just trying to make
yourself feel better.
by Mike E on Nov 29, 2008 3:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah well...
I also liked Wes…
So the rich get richer I guess. Maybe this show of good-will will convince them to part with Buchholz… yeah right.
by tangiers on Nov 28, 2008 10:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
OT
Tech is renting a plane also to fly over Stillwater with a sign reading 39-33.
39-33
by boomer1 on Nov 28, 2008 11:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
lol, i think the same students who think 35 > 45
are part of the same ones who think the Longhorns play in Stillwater.
45-35
Jindal '12
by Longhorn on Nov 28, 2008 11:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is getting crazy
Tech fans now have http://www39-33.com
Sooner fans have http://www.65-21.com
Should be fun. Cheer for FSU and Auburn to really screw things up.
39-33
by boomer1 on Nov 28, 2008 11:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
unoriginal trash
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Nov 29, 2008 12:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
PTBNL better mean ptcher to be named later
by Save us on Nov 29, 2008 1:32 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

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